Management Analyst

This position is a travel operations analyst supporting and advising on travel and transportation functions and facilitating communication and coordination between the travel system help desk and various internal and external stakeholders.

Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following:

• Supports the integration of the organizations strategic plan mission and values into travel-related initiatives and operational goals. Communicates assignments project milestones and program issues to stakeholders ensuring clarity around timelines and deliverables.
• Contributes to workload planning by recommending task distribution based on workflow and skill specialization and supports team effectiveness by sharing technical knowledge and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Monitors progress on assigned tasks reviews work for compliance with established standards and provides input to leadership on operational challenges and training needs.
• Ensures that policies procedures and written instructions are current and accessible and applies expert knowledge to respond to inquiries on travel regulations directives and system functionality.
• Educates staff on current procedures and data requirements necessary to align travel requests authorizations/orders and vouchers. Offers instruction on Checkbook accounts ensuring consistency across budget and travel administration functions.
• Acts as a key point of contact for organizational units travel administrators budget offices and the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) ensuring consistent interpretation and application of travel policies.

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males born aftermust be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
• This position is subject to the DoD Priority Placement Program
• The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• The incumbent may be required to work other than normal duty hours which may include evenings weekends and/or holidays and/or overtime.
• This position may require up to 10% of occasional travel away from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.
• This position requires the incumbent to obtain aLevel 3 Certification under the DoD Financial Management (FM) Certification Programwithin two (2) years of entry on duty into this FM position.

You may qualify at the GS-11 level if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability in:

1) Communicating effectively orally and in writing to resolve general issues and/or problems 2) providing general advice to program officials resource manager budget analysts and other specialists on interpretation of travel budget and financial regulations pertinent to program operations; 3) resolving general issues and/or problems and providing advice and assistance on financial management and accounting matters relevant to the DoW Travel Program.
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You may qualify at the GS-12 level if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability in:

1) Communicating effectively orally and in writing and/or trainings and briefings to resolve general issues and/or problems and provide advice relevant to the Travel Program; 2) gathering information identifying and analyzing issues and developing recommendation to resolve substantive problems of effectiveness and efficiency of work operations in a program or program support setting; 3) investigating complaints or errors that require conducting extensive and exhaustive searches for required information.


Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages. For qualifications determinations it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans disabled veterans and preference eligible when they submit as part of their application package a certification of active service in lieu of a DD-214 indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission.. A certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This certification must include your rank dates of active duty service type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable) and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by or by direction of the adjutant personnel officer or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid certification of service with their initial application will be found not eligible. Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years a political Schedule A Schedule C or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

For entry at the GS-11 level status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in the Federal Service.
For entry at the GS-12 level status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-11 or higher grade in the Federal Service.